Estonia ; Ideology ; Landscape polities ; Peasantry ; Power ; Resistance to change ; Rural landscape ; Social geography ; Social practice ; Soviet collective farming ; contested landscapes ; ethnographic field work
activity offer a resistant practice. The study is illustrated with the milk trestle, a now-disappeared symbol of recent history in the Soviet countryside. The milk trestles and their role in Estonian country life are studied from a threefold perspective
—their functions, meanings and the values behind this symbol. The article is based on ethnographic field work carried out between the years of 2001 and 2002 and traces the phenomenon of how living landscape transforms into deserted landscape; in other words, how
histories. This paper presents examples of some studies in this field, in relation to a global overview of beach ridge systems and their morphological characteristics.
supply and palaeo-storm activity during the postglacial coastal evolution. Beach ridge systems, however, belong to the most promising geo-archives for the study of climate change and sea-level variations over the Holocene, as well as for deciphering event
Aborigines ; Africa ; Agriculture ; Cultural studies ; Farmer ; Food security ; Household ; Knowledge ; Malawi ; Resilience ; Traditional agriculture ; farming systems ; indigenous knowledge ; small-scale agriculture
The successful use of indigenous knowledge (IK) in development practice in rural Africa over the last couple of decades has proved to be elusive and disappointing. Using empirical field data from northern Malawi, this study suggests that the two key
Stream frequency, drainage density, drainage texture and other parameters in the Ladhiya and Lohawati River Basins show a strong structural/tectonic control over the drainage of the Tanakpur-Champawat area. Fieldstudies reveal that several parts
of the study area are structurally controlled and neotectonically active. Such neotectonic activities are especially associated with the configuration and evolution of the present day topography. Ample evidence of active tectonics such as landslides, river
terraces, vertical down-cutting of the rivers, deep gorges of rivers, triangular facets (flatirons) and tilting of beds, have been noticed in various parts of the study area. In some basins the morphometric parameters suggest a possibility of flash floods
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[b1] Centre of Advanced Study in Geology, Univ., Lucknow, Inde
Several geothermal fields are located in a NE-SW trend along a structural lineament around the Sivas basin. By evaluating the rocks of the Late Miocene-Early Pliocene Kızılırmak Formation, it was determined that fissure axes developed within Ortaköy
a result of NW-SE-directed compression, which was also responsible for the formation of the Sivas Backthrust. Ground-penetrating radar studies have shown that the thickness of fissure fills within the fissure-ridge-type travertines of the Ortaköy geothermal
field increase with depth, and that the hydrothermal fluids which brought about the formation of the travertines moved surfaceward via fissure systems. The results of U/Th radiometric dating indicate the age of the youngest and oldest travertine
Sand-filled splash cups were used to study the erosivity of rainfall and throughfall in the humid subtropics of southeast China. The results showed that the splash cup measurements yielded precise and reproducible results both under open field
show that the erosive power of throughfall drops is 2.59 times higher compared to the open field. Moreover, the results show that the erosion potential under forest is related to the forest structure, especially height and canopy cover, and is species
Mean and turbulent flow fields in a simulated ice-covered channel with a gravel-bed : some laboratory observations
In this study, flume experiments of flows under a simulated ice cover are presented. Open water conditions and simulated rough ice-covered flows are discussed. Mean flow and turbulent flow statistics were obtained from an Acoustic Doppler
partitioning on vegetation carbon processes and the role of modelling approach to study this impact. They identify gaps in this field of research and further propose recommendations to bridge the gap.
Buddhism ; Burma ; Civilization ; Cultural studies ; Geography ; History ; Institution ; Language ; Nation ; Settlement ; Society ; Tradition
History and Geography of Burma supplemented with useful photographs. The book derives from field researches conducted by the As and is divided in 12 chapters starting from the historical sources and the geographic setting. The last chapter (1962
The aim of this study is the definition of the geometry and structural style of the extensional fault system involved during the L’Aquila 2009 seismic sequence. The surface tectonic setting of the late Quaternary faults in the epicentral areas (i.e
., the Paganica, Mt. Gorzano and Montereale faults in northwestern Abruzzo) was defined by integrating data from the literature with original field work. Consistent geometric and kinematic correlations between the geological and seismological data were observed
The effects of slumps on soil erosion and soil formation in a Romanian study area, in the Nyárádmagyarós Basin being part of the Nyárádmenti Hills are investigated in the paper. Field and laboratory measurements revealed that slumps particularly
Slovenia’s geodiversity, or its abiotic natural diversity, becomes more and more significant when considering regulations on nature conservation. This article presents theoretical background information to the study of geodiversity
and geomorphological heritage and the current state of this field in Slovenia. The first quantitative evaluation of geomorphological heritage in Slovenia, which was carried out in the Triglav Lakes Valley, is also presented. - (IKR)
The aim of this study was to determine the effects of diatomite application on physical characteristics of soils with different textures (sandy loam, loam, and clay), under laboratory conditions. The results indicated that diatomite applications
significantly increased aggregate stability of all the experimental soils in all aggregate size fractions and also soil moisture content at field capacity in Sandy Loam textured soil. Therefore it is suggested that the diatomite may be considered as a soil
The most widespread method of measuring soil erosion processes using mathematical models, USLE, and its modifications have been used as the basis for new erosion models. Two such models, USPED and WaTEM/SEDEM, have been utilized to study erosion
and deposition processes in the experimental rural catchment of Černičí. River sediment transport is also calculated using the WaTEM/ SEDEM model. The results are discussed with results from USLE and a field survey. - (EN)
in the field. His teaching career at the University of Paris lasted for a quarter of a century, focusing initially on North Africa and then on geomorphology, with increasing emphasis on arid regions, desertification and development studies. Jean Dresch directed
The AA. present direct measurements of the response time obtained from several field experiments. The sand transport was studied using 6 small microphones arranged in a vertical profile and collocated with a sonic anemometer, a webcam and a cup
Comparative study ; Grassland ; Instrumentation ; Methodology ; Mountain ; Rainfall simulation ; Soil erosion ; Soil properties ; Switzerland ; Uri ; Water erosion
One goal of this study was to assess the suitability of a novel field hybrid rainfall simulator (FH simulator) that combines characteristics of a spray nozzle and a drop former rain simulator (DF) for erosion research. Two soils with different
textures were irrigated. A second goal of this study was to quantify the influence of vegetation and soil structure stability on soil erosion and runoff in a subalpine grassland area. The kinetic energy, drop size, triggered runoff and sediment yield
Modeling the contribution of ephemeral gully erosion under different soil managements : A case study in an olive orchard microcatchment using the AnnAGNPS model
A study was undertaken into the environmental and economic impacts of different soil management strategies, spontaneous grass cover with and without gully control (SC/SCGC) or conventional tillage with and without gully control (T/TGC), based
identified using aerial orthophotography and field work. The module of the AnnAGNPS model for simulating ephemeral gully generation and the tillage operations based on a bibliographical review were used to compare different scenarios and to perform a 10 year
Concepts and implications of environmental change and human impact : studies from Austrian geomorphological research
The hanging glacier Nördliches Bockkarkees represents the only Austrian glacier that formed large and hazardous ice avalanches over the last decades. This paper focuses on geomorphic and glaciological field measurements and observations at and below
the ice avalanche deposit and its vicinity after the event. Studies were made (a) at the deposited material itself, (b) at the reshaped land surface below the deposit after ice melt, (c) at the front and margin of the deposit, and (d) outside the deposit
. This study reveals different types of ice-avalanche impact landforms comparable to landforms caused by snow avalanches. It is shown that ice avalanches charged with debris at the Nördliches Bockkarkees are important in forming and reshaping erosional
The aims of this study were to assess the effect of long-term no tillage (NT) on water aggregate stability in 5 different cereal production areas of Aragon and identify the main mechanisms involved on aggregate breakdown. The study was conducted
under on-farm conditions where pairs of adjacent fields under NT and conventional tillage (CT) were compared. Soils were slightly to highly calcareous with medium textures ranging from sandy loam to silty clay loam. Results indicate that NT increased
affected by aggregate-associated OC. This study shows that, under the rainfed conditions of semiarid Aragon, NT reduces the susceptibility of soil surface to crusting and water erosion as compared to CT systems.